Lexmark E 330 Quick start guide

Brand: Lexmark

Model: E 330

Type: Quick start guide

Lexmark E 330 is a personal/small workgroup printer that offers a range of features to meet your printing needs. With a print speed of 27ppm and a resolution of 1200dpi, the E 330 can produce high-quality prints quickly and efficiently. The printer has a 250-sheet paper tray and a single-sheet bypass for nonstandard materials, and it can be upgraded with an optional 550-sheet paper drawer. The E 330 also features USB connectivity, and an external Ethernet server is optional. All models start with 32MB of memory, expandable to 160MB. All offer PCL and PostScript standard.

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Lexmark E330

Lexmark E332n

Lexmark E332tn

27ppm

Sum-up: The Mercedes of personal/small-

workgroup printers.

Lexmark’s E-series printers are its entry-level

models, but the level of entry keeps going up.

A few years ago, a 25ppm printer was sold by

Lexmark as a heavy-duty office workgroup

printer. Now comes these models that are

meant for either personal desktop use or for

sharing by a few office mates, and it runs at

27ppm. Like the E232, these are very attrac-

tive-looking machines. With sleek black styl-

ing, compact size, and low noise levels, they

are among the few printers on the market that

could win design awards. And in many ways,

they are similar to the E232. However, for the

added price you get a nice upgrade in fea-

tures.

The basic engine is the same as the E232’s.

There’s a 200MHz processor and print reso-

lution is 1,200dpi (600dpi on the E330). A 250-

sheet paper tray and a single-sheet bypass

(for nonstandard materials such as card stock

and transparencies) can be supplemented

with an optional 550-sheet paper drawer. That

550-sheet output drawer is standard on the

E332tn. Output is limited to 150 sheets, with a

single-sheet exit for the bypass.

USB connections are standard, and an ex-

ternal Ethernet server is optional on the E330,

standard on the two E332 models. Wi-Fi con-

nectivity is an option on all the models.

All three models start with 32MB of

memory, expandable to 160MB. All offer PCL

and PostScript standard. The duty cycle is

rated at 15,000 pages per month.

These models have a lower cost per page

than the E232. Our estimate, based on the low-

est Lexmark prices, is around 2.2 cents, if you

use the larger toner cartridge. This is not

great, but typical for a personal/small

workgroup printer.

In many ways, these personal/small

workgroup printers are unique. It’s not only

their 27ppm speed, but their affordability as

well. Comparable printers like the 25ppm

Samsung ML-2550 family and Brother HL-

6050 family can claim a cost per page (1.5

cents for the Samsung models) and more to-

tal paper capacity (1,100 sheets for both), but

they are both priced higher than the corre-

sponding Lexmark models. The 25ppm

Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 2300 family is signifi-

cantly more expensive and has lower paper

capacity, but at a slightly better price per page.

Be aware that this product family was re-

called in 2004. Apparently, Lexmark discov-

ered a shock risk that could occur if you

(foolishly) plugged the three-pronged

(grounded) plug into a two-pronged (un-

grounded) socket. Lexmark was obliged to fix

the problem with existing users just in case,

and so it had a recall. Those currently on the

market are deemed in compliance. There is no

cause for concern at this point.

We applaud these stylish, speedy, and quiet

machines. It’s astonishing how the company

has raised the bar on desktop printing. The

E330/E332 models get our Editor’s Choice

Award.

Lexmark E330 — Sharp-looking and fast, this

model makes a great personal printer.

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Lexmark T430

Lexmark T430d

Lexmark T430dn

32ppm

Sum-up: Capable mid-range printers, but with very lim-

ited output.

The T430 models are intended specifically for small

workgroups. They are remarkably faster upgrades to the

22ppm T420 family, now discontinued.

The T430 models are a step up from the Lexmark E-se-

ries models in several ways. They are a little faster, printing

at 32ppm. Part of this speed is due to a 366MHz processor.

Memory on the all three models starts at 32MB and can be

beefed up to 288MB. Lexmark claims a 65,000-pages-per-

month maximum duty cycle for the machines.

Paper capacity starts at 350 sheets, with a 100-sheet by-

pass tray and a 250-sheet paper tray. There are two optional

upgrades, 250-sheet and 500-sheet paper trays. You have

to add the 250-sheet drawer first if you buy both. The maxi-

mum paper capacity is 1,100 sheets. Automatic duplexing

is a standard feature on the T430d and T430dn models. It is

not available for the T430. On the output side, there is a 20-

sheet tray (for the bypass) and a 150-sheet tray.

Lexmark stresses this series’ first-page printing speed,

something that is important to many of their banking cus-

tomers and others. We don’t compare this feature (the ac-

tual speed depends on too many extraneous factors).

However, if you print many short jobs that you need at once,

this might be a consideration.

This printer series has the usual standard Lexmark con-

nectivity, meaning parallel and USB ports, with an optional

serial connector. An external MarkNet Ethernet server is

available for the T430 and T430d as an option; it’s standard

on the T430dn. A bar-code card is also available.

Cost per page is around 1.7 cents if you take the most

efficient option (the high-capacity all-in-one cartridge with

Lexmark’s cartridge return program). That’s higher than

average in its segment.

These printers have a serious competitor—namely: HP’s

30ppm LaserJet 2420 family. The T430dn, coming with

duplexing and networking, costs $50 less than the compa-

rable LaserJet 2430dn. The HP model comes with a some-

what faster processor and more memory (64MB versus

32MB). The Lexmark model has more total paper capacity

(1,100 sheets versus 850 sheets). Consumables prices are

similar. On the whole, there is little to choose from between

the two printers.

It’s still pretty remarkable that a small-to-medium-

workgroup printer series like this is available for between

$550 and $850. If finishing is not a requirement and you have

moderate throughput, this is a very good office machine,

and we give it our Editor’s Choice Award.

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Lexmark E 330 Quick start guide

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